Doula | Photographer
What I am 'do-ulaing' right now
People often ask, "What does a doula do?" So here are just some of the things I am currently doing in my role as a doula.
Updated January 2025 Happy New Year
Doula (doo-lah) noun
"A doula is a trained companion who is not a healthcare professional and who emotionally, practically and informatively supports another person through a significant health-related experience, such as pregnancy, childbirth, early parenting, miscarriage, induced abortion or stillbirth, or non-reproductive experiences such as dying."
Here are some of the amazing clients I am currently working with...
Supporting People
It was a challenging end to 2024 with illness taking over my capacity and ability to be fully present in the celebrations over Christmas and new year, however this time has allowed me the time to slow down, sit back and reflect on the year that was and the year to come.
For the first time, illness impacted my ability to support people during their pregnancy and birth and made me realise just how fallible my capacity can be and reiterated what I have always known, I MUST prioritise my needs.
With some real space and time (bedridden for days and house bound for weeks) I had to have an honest conversations with myself about how I make my selfcare EVEN more of a priority and also create more longevity to the support I am able to give.
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With this in mind, I have created 2 new offerings that allows me to continue to offer the invaluable support I provide to women, birthing people and their partners whilst also protecting my capacity. It also offers a really financially accessible option for people who want doula support and to be prepared for their births but may not be able to invest in the full cost of having a doula present at their birth.
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My Birth Preparation Support Service offers my in-person doula support throughout pregnancy and continued into the postpartum, whilst offering a virtual support during your birth. This way you get all of the knowledge and wisdom shared with you whilst I offer and hold space for you to work through your ideals for birth and offer advice on navigating the system…all from the comfort of your home.
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The Empowerment Hour is an online video call in which I help you to feel empowered through a particular challenge during your pregnancy. From navigating the NHS maternity services, to helping you to understand your rights to birth your way, this powerful 1 hour session aims to leave you feeling able to advocate for your needs and empower your pregnancy, birth and postpartum journey.
These new offerings are proving popular, with clients already receiving my support through these services and they have also allowed me to support more people that I may not have been able to before.
Despite my fluctuating health, I was able to support a surprise pre term birth at the beginning of December and a fully informed caesarean from home birth, just before Christmas. I have also seen the first of my 2025 doula babies be brought into the world. These births have all been beautiful reminders that birth is one of the most unpredictable events in our lives. From birth at 34 weeks to a planned home birth becoming a necessary caesarean birth, I never take the birth journey for granted. What will always be true for the support I offer my clients is the reminder that as much as we aim for and prepare for plan A, plans B, C and D must also be given consideration. This can often be the difference between a change of plan feeling less overwhelming and allowing you to feel more in control of the path of unpredictable birth.
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As well as working with clients 1-2-1 to help them have the birth experience they want and deserve, I also offer work in the wider community to support more families and offer accessible support for all.​
My work at Birthrights is continuing to grow and as well as supporting people through our advice service, I am also working with my fantastic team on building an awareness campaign around the maternity crisis and the impact that disbanded homebirth teams, are having on women and birthing people choosing to birth at home. Here is the link to my Birthrights Blog
I am not just a doula...
My photographic storytelling
As well as offering doula support, I am also a Motherhood photographer, offering families considerate capturing of their parenting journeys from pregnancy, through birth and into their postpartum. My photography is woman/mother/parent centred and focuses on the beautiful realities of one of the biggest transformations we ever go through.
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Photography has always been a passion for me and something I developed during my time at university studying fashion. To now be able to use this skill and creativity in my doula work is the perfect balance of service and creative output. And now I am increasing my capacity to do more of this work outside of the birth space.
Focusing on the whole journey, my photography services have always included pregnancy photography and postpartum photography as well as photography during birth and now include portrait photography and branding photography too.
Now I will be offering personal photography sessions. These sessions are for women at any point on their journey through life. Whether they have had children or not, these sessions are about embracing who they are right now. There is something so powerful about images of ourselves that reflect us in our most real unfiltered form and I want to offer the same opportunity of being empowered to women outside of the motherhood journey. If this sounds like something that you would be interested in, check out the new photography packages on my website.
Living life with ease, protecting my peace and thriving in my joy
Personal Work
As many of us do at the start of a new calendar year, I have been reflecting on the previous year and it really was a year of beautiful highs and some more challenging lows. I met the most wonderful man at the beginning of 2024. After many years of getting to know myself better, I was ready and able to step into the vulnerability, responsibility and consciousness it takes to be in a healthy, deeply loving and mutually respectful relationship. It has been a true blessing that has also come with challenges but ones we have met and supported each other through. Life will always continue to offer us opportunities for growth and I have felt that through all of the things we have faced. I also experienced the passing of my maternal Grandmother at the end of last year. Her death was a true reminder to live each day fully and truly as yourself. She had battled with dementia for a couple of years and yet through it her wisdom was always clear...don't filter yourself for anyone, be true to who you are. And this is the blessing her life brought to us all and a message I keep at the forefront of my mind. I have shared more about this stage of grief on my Substack .
My Support Services Availability
Birth Support
My in person birth support is limited so that I am able to offer my clients the 1-2-1 care they deserve. So if you are looking to have my doula support, please book early.
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In person Birth Support is now fully booked Until September 2025!
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​However I have the following availability for my Birth Preparation Support Service:​
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For estimated due dates in:
April - 3 spaces
May - 2 spaces
June - 1 space
July -3 spaces
August 1 space
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Click the button below to find out more about my support
My Photograpy Services
The Motherhood Sessions
My Motherhood Photography Sessions are always available and I offer photography for all stages of motherhood from pregnancy, through to birth and into the immediate postpartum period and beyond.
If you would like to find out more about how to book your photography sessions, book in a free call to find out more below: